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Plastic

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Health
Emerging contaminants
TRAMP

The nanoplastics, or microplastics, that result from plastic pollution that ends up in the sea are harmful to marine life. Nanoplastics are also probably present in freshwater, though we don’t have a clear understanding of this. In…

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News

Water Sector

Research into microplastics in Dutch water

07 September 2017 — On 6 September The Guardian published an article on research into plastic fibres in tap water. The research…

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Water Sector

Rossella Messina finalist in Dopper Changemaker Challenge

16 March 2017 — Rossella Messina, master thesis intern at KWR, has reached the final round of the Dopper Changemaker Challenge. With…

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Article

Launch of research into nanoplastics pollution in inland waters

24 April 2015 — In 2015 a new research project, party financed by Technology Foundation STW, began mapping the extent to which…

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Enabling technologies

New materials and technologies

Detecting and removing emerging contaminants calls for advanced materials and technologies. KWR develops knowledge about…

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Chemical water quality

Collaboration

Global Water Research Coalition (GWRC)

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